PARIS, March 9, 2008 (AFP) - World championship circuits for the 2008 Formula One season which gets underway in Melbourne on March 16:

March 16, Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park, Melbourne

First F1 GP: 1996

Grand Prix held: 12

Spectactor capacity: 80,000

Track length: 5.303 km

Number of laps: 58 (307.574 Km)

Top speed: 325 Km/h

Best lap: Michael Schumacher 1min 24.215sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Michael Schumacher 1min 24.408 (2004, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Kimi Raikkonen 1min 26.072sec (Ferrari)

2007 Podium: 1. Kimi Raikkonen, 2. Fernando Alonso, 3. Lewis Hamilton

March 23, Malaysian Grand Prix

Sepang

First F1 GP: 1999

Grand Prix held: 9

Spectactor capacity: 130,000

Track length: 5.543 km

Number of laps: 56 (310.408 Km)

Top speed: 330 Km/h

Best lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1min 34.223sec (2004, Williams)

Record Pole: Michael Schumacher 1min 33.074sec (2004, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Felipe Massa 1min 35.043sec (Ferrari)

2007 Podium: 1. Fernando Alonso, 2. Lewis Hamilton, 3. Kimi Raikkonen

April 6, Bahrain Grand Prix

Sakhir

First F1 GP: 2004

Grand Prix held: 4

Spectactor capacity: 50,000

Track length: 5.412 km

Number of laps: 57 (308.238 Km)

Top speed: 315 Km/h

Best lap: Michael Schumacher 1min 30.252sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Michael Schumacher 1min 30.139sec (2004, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Felipe Massa 1min 32.652sec (Ferrari)

2007 Podium: 1. Felipe Massa, 2. Lewis Hamilton, 3. Kimi Raikkonen

April 27, Spanish Grand Prix

Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona

First F1 GP: 1991

Grand Prix held: 17

Spectactor capacity: 107,000

Track length: 4.655 km

Number of laps: 66 (307.104 Km)

Top speed: 325 Km/h

Best lap: Felipe Massa 1min 22.680sec (2007, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Felipe Massa 1min 21.421sec (2007, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Felipe Massa 1min 21.421sec (Ferrari)

2007 Podium: 1. Felipe Massa, 2. Lewis Hamilton, 3. Fernando Alonso

May 11, Turkish Grand Prix

Istanbul

First F1 GP: 2005

Grand Prix held: 3

Spectactor capacity: 110,000

Track length: 5.338 km

Number of laps: 58 (309.356 Km)

Top speed: 320 Km/h

Best lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1min 24.770sec (2005, McLaren)

Record Pole: Kimi Raikkonen 1min 26.797sec (2005, McLaren)

2007 Pole: Felipe Massa 1min 27.329sec (Ferrari)

2007 Podium: 1. Felipe Massa, 2. Kimi Raikkonen, 3. Fernando Alonso

May 25, Monaco Grand Prix

Monte Carlo

First F1 GP: 1950

Grand Prix held: 54

Spectactor capacity: 120,000

Track length: 3.340 km

Number of laps: 78 (260.520 Km)

Top speed: 305 Km/h

Best lap: Michael Schumacher 1min 14.439sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Fernando Alonso 1min 13.962sec (2006, Renault)

2007 Pole: Fernando Alonso 1min 15.726 (McLaren)

2007 Podium: 1. Fernando Alonso, 2. Lewis Hamilton, 3. Felipe Massa

June 8, Canadian Grand Prix

Montreal

First F1 GP: 1978

Grand Prix held: 29

Spectactor capacity: 100,000

Track length: 4.361 km

Number of laps: 70 (305.270 Km)

Top speed: 348 Km/h

Best lap: Rubens Barrichello 1min 13.622sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Ralf Schumacher 1min 12.275sec (2004, Williams)

2007 Pole: Lewis Hamilton 1min 15.707sec (McLaren)

2007 Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Nick Heidfeld, 3. Alexander Wurz

June 26, French Grand Prix

Magny-Cours

First F1 GP: 1991

Grand Prix held: 17

Spectactor capacity: 120,000

Track length: 4.411 km

Number of laps: 70 (308.586 Km)

Top speed: 320 Km/h

Best lap: Michael Schumacher 1min 15.377sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Fernando Alonso 1min 13.698sec (2004, Renault)

2007 Pole: Felipe Massa 1min 15.034sec (Ferrari)

2007 Podium: 1. Kimi Raikkonen, 2. Felipe Massa, 3. Lewis Hamilton

July 6, British Grand Prix

Silverstone

First F1 GP: 1950

Grand Prix held: 41

Spectactor capacity: 90,000

Number of laps: 60 (308.355 Km)

Top speed: 335 Km/h

Best lap: Michael Schumacher 1min 18.739sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Kimi Raikkonen 1min 18.233sec (2004, McLaren)

2007 Pole: Lewis Hamilton 1min 19.997sec (McLaren)

2007 Podium: 1. Kimi Raikkonen, 2. Fernando Alonso, 3. Lewis Hamilton

July 20, German Grand Prix

Hockenheim

First F1 GP: 1970

Grand Prix held: 30

Spectactor capacity: 100,000

Track length: 4.574 km

Number of laps: 67 (306.458 Km)

Top speed: 330 Km/h

Best lap: Kimi Raikkonen 1min 13.780sec (2004, McLaren)

Record Pole: Michael Schumacher 1min 13.306sec (2004, Ferrari)

2006 Pole: Kimi Raikkonen 1min 14.070sec (McLaren)

2006 Podium: 1. Michael Schumacher, 2. Felipe Massa, 3. Kimi Raikkonen

Note: There was no 2007 German GP at Hockenheim as circuit shares race with Nurburgring

August 3, Hungarian Grand Prix

Budapest

First F1 GP: 1986

Grand Prix held: 22

Spectactor capacity: 120,000

Track length: 4.381 km

Number of laps: 70 (306.663 Km)

Top speed: 310 Km/h

Best lap: Michael Schumacher 1min 19.071sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Michael Schumacher 1min 19.146sec (2004, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Lewis Hamilton 1min 19.781sec (McLaren)

2007 Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Kimi Raikkonen, 3. Nick Heidfeld

August 24, European Grand Prix

Valencia

First F1 GP: 2008

Grand Prix held: 0

Spectactor capacity: 90,000

Track length: 5.473 km

Number of laps: 56 (306.488 Km)

Note: New venue to be staged around streets of the port city

Sept 7, Belgian Grand Prix

Spa

First F1 GP: 1950

Grand Prix held: 41

Spectactor capacity: 90,000

Track length: 7.004 km

Number of laps: 44 (308.176 Km)

Top speed: 330 Km/h

Best lap: Kimi Raikkonen 1min 45.108sec (2004, McLaren)

Record Pole: Michael Schumacher 1min 43.726sec (2002, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Kimi Raikkonen 1min 45.994sec (Ferrari)

2007 Podium: 1. Kimi Raikkonen, 2. Felipe Massa, 3. Fernando Alonso

Sept 14, Italian Grand Prix

Monza

First F1 GP: 1950

Grand Prix held: 57

Spectactor capacity: 115,000

Track length: 5.793 km

Number of laps: 53 (306.720 Km)

Top speed: 368 Km/h

Best lap: Rubens Barrichello 1min 21.046sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Rubens Barrichello 1min 20.089sec (2004, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Fernando Alonso 1min 21.997sec (McLaren)

2007 Podium: 1. Fernando Alonso, 2. Lewis Hamilton, 3. Kimi Raikkonen

Sept 28, Singapore Grand Prix

Singapore

First F1 GP: 2008

Grand Prix held: 0

Spectactor capacity: 110,000

Track length: 5.067 km

Number of laps: 61 (309.087 Km)

Note: New venue with race around the streets of the city state and taking place at night.

Oct 12, Japanese Grand Prix

Fuji

First F1 GP: 1976

Grand Prix held: 3

Spectactor capacity: 140,000

Track length: 4.563 km

Number of laps: 67 (305.721 Km)

Top speed: 330 Km/h

Best lap: Lewis Hamilton 1min 28.193sec (2007, McLaren)

Record Pole: Lewis Hamilton 1min 25.368sec (2007, McLaren)

2007 Pole: Lewis Hamilton 1min 25.368sec (McLaren)

2007 Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Heikki Kovalainen, 3. Kimi Raikkonen

Oct 19, Chinese Grand Prix

Shanghai

First F1 GP: 2004

Grand Prix held: 4

Spectactor capacity: 200,000

Track length: 5.451 km

Number of laps: 56 (305.066 Km)

Top speed: 320 Km/h

Best lap: Michael Schumacher 1min 32.238sec (2004, Ferrari)

Record Pole: Rubens Barrichello 1min 34.012sec (2004, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Lewis Hamilton 1min 35.908sec (McLaren)

2007 Podium: 1. Kimi Raikkonen, 2. Fernando Alonso, 3. Felipe Massa

Nov 2, Brazilian Grand Prix

Interlagos

First F1 GP: 1973

Grand Prix held: 25

Spectactor capacity: 119,000

Track length: 4.309 km

Number of laps: 71 (305.909 Km)

Top speed: 325 Km/h

Best lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1min 11.473sec (2004, Williams)

Record Pole: Rubens Barrichello 1min 10.646sec (2004, Ferrari)

2007 Pole: Felipe Massa 1min 11.931sec (Ferrari)

2007 Podium: 1. Kimi Raikkonen, 2. Felipe Massa, 3. Fernando Alonso

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